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> > OK tweets, it's been a few days now since the Great Gray was
> > radio-tagged. Those of you who threw up such a commotion about the
> > suggestion of catching and banding the CC Longspur, why aren't you
> > yelling and screaming about this act?

I personally found it somewhat annoying. I doubt that any significant
"scientific" data will result and suspect there may be an element of the
tagger wanting to add the Great Gray to his list of tagged/in-hand birds.
It may or may not affect the owls behavior to the detriment of owl or
late-arriving observers. But I feel the presumption of proof in this
case rests with the tagger.

Gene Hunn.

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